Myrmoderus Ferrugineus Bird
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Myrmoderus Ferrugineus Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Turdus ferrugineus Natursyst.Suppl. Suppl. p.141
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Thamnophilidae / Myrmoderus
Taxonomy Code: febant1
Type Locality: Cayenne, ex Daubenton, pi. 560, fig. 2.
Author: Statius Muller
Publish Year: 1776
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
MYRMODERUS
(Thamnophilidae; Ϯ White-bibbed Antbird M. loricatus) Gr. μυρμος murmos ant; δερω derō to thrash, to cudgel; "Myrmoderus gen. nov. (Formicariidæ.) Related to Myrmeciza Gray but tail much longer (more than five-sixths as long, sometimes longer than, wing, bill more slender, nostril larger and more longitudinal, and forehead more densely feathered, with feathers more compactly webbed, more decumbent; style of coloration very different. Type.— Myiothera loricata Lichtenstein. (Mυρμηξ, an ant; δερω, I flay, cudgel.)" (Ridgway 1909).
Synon. Myrmedestes.
ferrugineum / ferrugineus
L. ferrugineus ferruginous, rusty < ferrugo, ferruginis iron rust < ferrum iron.
● ex “Perruche des Terres Magellaniques” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 85 (Enicognathus).
● ex “Rusty Oriole” of Pennant 1785 (syn. Euphagus carolinus).
● ex “Grande caille de la Chine” of Sonnerat 1776, and “Hackled Partridge” of Latham 1783 (syn. Gallus gallus).
● ex “Ferrugineous-bellied Shrike” of Latham 1781 (Laniarius).
● ex “Merle à cravate de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 560, fig. 2 (Myrmoderus).
● ex “Red-breasted Rail” of Latham 1785 (unident. Rallus sp?).
SUBSPECIES
Ferruginous-backed Antbird (ferrugineus)
Latin Name: Myrmoderus ferrugineus ferrugineus
ferrugineum / ferrugineus
L. ferrugineus ferruginous, rusty < ferrugo, ferruginis iron rust < ferrum iron.
● ex “Perruche des Terres Magellaniques” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 85 (Enicognathus).
● ex “Rusty Oriole” of Pennant 1785 (syn. Euphagus carolinus).
● ex “Grande caille de la Chine” of Sonnerat 1776, and “Hackled Partridge” of Latham 1783 (syn. Gallus gallus).
● ex “Ferrugineous-bellied Shrike” of Latham 1781 (Laniarius).
● ex “Merle à cravate de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 560, fig. 2 (Myrmoderus).
● ex “Red-breasted Rail” of Latham 1785 (unident. Rallus sp?).
Ferruginous-backed Antbird (elutus)
Latin Name: Myrmoderus ferrugineus elutus
eluta / elutus
L. elutus washed out, insipid < eluere to wash out.
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
